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April 6, 2024 in Tangible Media · Fluid Interfaces · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI +1 more #artificial intelligence #civic technology #learning + teaching +16 more Event Events Day of AI 2024 Day of AI is a free, hands-on curriculum of lessons and activities designed to introduce K-12 students to artificial intelligence (AI). Monday May 13, 2024 Boston, MA Cynthia Breazeal · Dava Newman #artificial intelligence #kids #learning + teaching Event Events Media Lab @ CHI 2024 A variety of Media Lab community members will participate in the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Saturday — Thursday May 11, 2024 — May 16, 2024 Honolulu, HI Hiroshi Ishii · Pattie Maes +20 more #human-computer interaction Research Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity Cultivating Creativity | Catalyzing a global movement enabling everyone to unlock and unleash their individual and collective creativity #robotics #design #social networks +136 more Article Research Weaving memory into textiles For the MIT Visiting Artist Chloé Bensahel, who has collaborated with the Media Lab’s Future Sketches group, fabric itself tells the story. via MIT News · May 3, 2024 in Future Sketches · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity #design #art #consumer electronics +5 more Article Research Propelling atomically layered magnets toward green computers MIT scientists address issues to bringing 2D magnetic materials into practical use, setting the stage for more energy-efficient computers via MIT News · April 4, 2024 in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI #energy #computer science #technology +3 more Series Videos Research Group Overviews Learn more about all of the research groups, centers, and initiatives at the MIT Media Lab. Oct. 18, 2023 in Communications · Director’s Office · Development Support the Media Lab We believe that together, we can play an important role in helping people realize a better and more just future for themselves and for all. Corporate membership Foundations Alumni + friends Post Research New England Journal of Medicine Series: Wearable Digital Health Technologies Researchers in the Affective Computing group have been invited to edit a series of articles in the New England Journal of Medicine. March 18, 2024 in Affective Computing · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI · Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body #health #wearable computing #technology +4 more Post Research The Digital Currency Initiative at the Media Lab will collaborate with Deutsche Bundesbank on central bank digital currency (CBDC) research The collaboration will focus on privacy-preserving designs. April 16, 2024 in Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) · Media Lab Research Theme: Decentralized Society #privacy #digital currency Article Research Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2024 The prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members, which includes Tod Machover, head of Opera of the Future. via MIT News · April 25, 2024 in Opera of the Future · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity #art #music #technology +1 more Article Research Second round of seed grants awarded to MIT scholars studying the impact and applications of generative AI A number of Media Lab researchers and alumni are included in the cohort. via MIT News · March 28, 2024 in Human Dynamics · Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces +2 more #artificial intelligence #technology Post Research Max Addae wins first place in the 2024 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition Addae received the award for VocalCords, which was developed as part of his master’s thesis at the Media Lab. March 12, 2024 in Opera of the Future · Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity #music #performance #creativity +1 more Research Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in #robotics #design #social networks +144 more Article Research Researchers harness 2D magnetic materials for energy-efficient computing The researchers precisely controlled an ultrathin magnet at room temperature, which could enable faster processors and computer memories. via MIT News · Feb. 22, 2024 in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI +1 more #consumer electronics #computer science #technology +3 more Post Research Prelude to a new era of bionics Through a paper in Nature Reviews Bioengineering, researchers delve into mechanoneural interfaces, a new paradigm for bionic integration. March 6, 2024 in Biomechatronics · Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body Article Research Doctors have more difficulty diagnosing disease when looking at images of darker skin In a study published in Nature Medicine, alum Matt Groh, Prof. Rosalind Picard, and colleagues found assistance from an AI model can help. via MIT News · Feb. 5, 2024 in Affective Computing · Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI · Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body #artificial intelligence #ethics #computer science +4 more Post Research Alessandra Davy-Falconi wins 2024 MIT Excellence Award The award acknowledges the extraordinary efforts made by members of the MIT community. March 5, 2024 in Viral Communications · Space Enabled Project Research Lunar Research in Lanzarote The MIT Space Exploration Initiative explores Lunar analog sites on Spain’s Canary Island of Lanzarote.During a 10-day field program in Feb… in Space Exploration Initiative · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds Research Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body Connected Mind + Body | Revolutionizing the future of mental and physical wellbeing #robotics #design #social networks +133 more Post Research MIT Media Lab x Smart Living Lab In January 2024, members of the Media Lab traveled to Fribourg, Switzerland to conduct a workshop on sensing, interactions, and augmentation Jan. 26, 2024 in Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces · Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds +1 more Event Events Hatched in Zürich and Honed at MIT: A sonic tour through time and technology featuring the Paradiso synthesizer Prof. Joseph Paradiso gave a talk on his synthesizer rig at the Swiss Museum and Centre for Electronic Music Instruments. Watch the video! Thursday January 18, 2024 2:00pm ET Fribourg Joseph A. Paradiso #music #creativity #technology +1 more Post Research FibeRobo recognized at the International Design Awards (IDA) 2023 The FibeRobo project won gold in the Textile & Materials / New Technology Fabrics category. Feb. 7, 2024 in Tangible Media · Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body #design #manufacturing #wearable computing +3 more Post Research Space Enabled launches two payloads on Blue Origin Suborbital Space Flight Space Enabled experiments study dynamics of liquid wax in microgravity to inspire future low cost satellite fuel options Dec. 21, 2023 in Space Enabled Event Events MIT Media Lab at World...